"Second Miss, come out and take a look. The emperor has sent many people here and rewarded you with a room full of things, which you can't even put down."
That day, Dou Yacai was lying on the couch taking a nap when Xiao Niba ran in in a hurry, making Dou Yacai almost fall off the couch.
"What's going on? You're so panicked." As Xiao Niba walked outside the palace gate, she was shocked. The entire hall of Jingyang Palace was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, silk, jade, and various other items.
There are all kinds of gadgets, it can be said to be a dazzling array of things, various and colorful.
"My servants send you greetings to the princess. May the princess be blessed."
Eight maids and four eunuchs all knelt down and respectfully invited Princess Dou Yacai to Jin'an.
"You...what are you here for?"
"Returning to the Sixth Princess, the servants were sent here by the Emperor. The Emperor said that the Princess was too bored in the palace, so he asked us to come to relieve the Princess's boredom and make her laugh."
These twelve slaves obeyed Liu Yan's orders. Some were responsible for preparing delicious food for her, some were responsible for telling jokes to make her laugh, and some were responsible for collecting all kinds of strange folk gadgets for her.
Liu Yan seemed to have thought of everything.
But Dou Yacai still felt that although there were many people, it was still deserted. Liu Yan said that he sent more people to serve her, but in fact they were monitoring her every move, every word and deed, so she didn't feel too bad about it.
Be happy.
The peach blossoms in the Imperial Garden were in bloom again, and the beautiful flowers also attracted Princess Dou Yacai of Jingyang Palace. Taking advantage of the perfect sunshine, Little Niba pulled her up from the rocking chair, and together with the other palace people,
She accompanied Dou Yacai to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the peach blossoms. She remembered that every time the peach blossoms bloomed, their second lady liked to come and see them.
For more than six years, whenever she sees the peach blossoms in the palace blooming, Dou Yacai will think of a passage about the blind swordsman peach blossoms in Wong Kar-wai's movie "Ashes of Time": Every spring, the peach blossoms in the countryside will bloom.
It's blooming brilliantly. I want to see it again before I lose my sight, but unfortunately Panchuan has been used up. I heard that you specialize in solving other people's problems. Can you help me?
In this movie, the peach blossom may be a flower, or it may be a woman that the swordsman cannot forget.
The peach blossoms are pink and brilliant.
"I remember when I was young
You love to chat and I love to laugh.
Once we sat side by side under the peach tree
The wind is in the trees and the birds are chirping
I fell asleep unconsciously
In the dream - the flowers - fall - knowing - more - less."
Dou Yacai stroked the peach blossoms with her hands and softly recited the modern song "How many flowers have fallen in dreams" by Xi Murong, and a feeling of sadness came to her heart.
It's not easy to live alone in a konggui. I sleep alone, eat alone, recite poems alone, make mistakes alone, and talk to myself in front of the wall at regular intervals every day. Maybe it's because I have too much free time, Dou Yacai
Sometimes I will think about a question in my mind——
Why didn't Liu Hao take her away? Is it just because the emperor once ordered that no one was allowed to accompany him? Or was it because Dou Yacai was not essential to Liu Hao? If you really love, you should be desperate, right?
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When she arrived at the center of the peach trees in the Royal Garden, Dou Yacai discovered that she was not the only one who loved flowers. There were many concubines from the harem. They were all dressed in elegant clothes and exquisite makeup, and their bodies and hair were injured.
Wearing various kinds of jewelry, they competed for their beauty and formed a circle with a radius of about one meter with the Jade Concubine and Jinyu as the center. Everyone chatted about home life together, tasted pastries and drank tea.
In the past, there were too few entertainment activities. Flower viewing was probably a more common form of entertainment for women in the palace. You could enjoy the flowers and chat, hear a lot of gossip, and also have the opportunity to show off——
"Look, I have this hairpin. It was a gift from the emperor a few days ago."
"Haha, the things the emperor rewards are indeed different. Look at my bracelet, which was also rewarded by the emperor. Take a look, which one is better than this jade pendant."
A word from you or a word from others will determine who is more favored and who will receive more rewards.
When Dou Yacai saw it, she originally wanted to turn around and leave, but she thought that if she did so, it would feel like she had done something wrong, so after weighing it for a moment, she continued walking among the flowers.
"Oh, look, our sixth princess is here." A concubine accidentally saw Dou Yacai coming, and immediately raised her voice and said sarcastically. Her voice successfully attracted everyone's attention.
On Dou Yacai.
"Our sister Yu is walking in the palace with only one or two palace attendants by her side. The Sixth Princess is quite impressive, with seven or eight palace attendants by her side." The woman with ulterior motives said provocative words.
"That's because the Sixth Prince is not in the palace and the Sixth Princess feels lonely, so she brought more people to attract the attention of men. Otherwise, with her ugly and thin appearance, who would notice her."
Oh, those women who think they are well-educated don't know how ugly they look when they say these mean words.
Dou Yacai took a deep breath and walked into the circle openly.
"Dou Yacai, please say hello to my sister-in-law."
"Excuse me? Huh, we don't dare to take it seriously."
"Well, our sixth prince has really had a bad life. Not counting being demoted to the frontier, a princess can't give birth to a child. I thought she was pregnant, but she ended up with bloating."
His words made everyone laugh.
Dou Yacai smiled nonchalantly, and then said lightly, "Yun Gui is so apologetic for our sixth master, but is he blaming the emperor for sending our sixth master to the border to protect our family and country? It seems that our sixth master is very popular in the palace.
That's great. Next time I write a letter, I'll write down the concern that Mr. Yun has for Master Six. However, it is said that the emperor will see this letter sent generously from the palace to Master Six."
"You..." Dou Yacai's words shocked the man named Yun Guiren into a cold sweat. The others were stunned. Everyone knew what happened to the emperor and the Sixth Prince. This time, Yun Guiren said in order to attack Dou Yacai.
What he said was extremely taboo.
"Sisters, please stop talking. The scenery is so beautiful today. Why don't we come to enjoy the flowers in a relaxed and comfortable mood. Sixth Princess, please sit down too." Jin Yushi said in a general tone, still chirping just now and raising his eyebrows.
As soon as the people in the eyes heard this, they immediately became quiet.
I originally thought that there were rumors in the palace that the emperor wanted to dote on the Sixth Princess, and that Concubine Jade would be the most angry. Everyone deliberately lit a fire to watch the snipe and clams fight, and then got the advantage of the fishermen. But they never thought that Concubine Yu would be the most angry.
She didn't take the rumors to heart at all, but was polite to Dou Yacai. And Dou Yacai understood that Concubine Yu's actions had won her a lot of hearts.
"Sixth Princess, Sixth Master is not in the palace, what do you do on weekdays?" Jinyu picked a peach blossom, took off the petals, and put it into the tea cup. The petals, along with the clear dew, blended the fragrance into the tea.
"Three things every day: eat, read, and sleep."
"I heard that the emperor rewarded you with a lot of things, and specially dispatched a group of people to accompany you to have fun. Sixth Princess, if you let the emperor do this, I'm afraid you will be gossiped about by future generations." Jinyu flicked it with her nails.
Play the flowers floating on the tea water.
"That's what happened. Concubine Yu is right. She should take care of the emperor. However, I am the sixth princess and I have no position to do so. Therefore, I would like to ask Concubine Yu to persuade the emperor. Sisters-in-law, please pay more attention to the matter.
The emperor's footsteps are firmly anchored."
Jin Yu felt embarrassed by Dou Yacai's words, so she changed the topic.
"If you have more time to walk around my palace in the future, it will be very boring to be alone. Come, this is peach petal tea. Women can nourish their skin and regulate their internal bodies after drinking it. Please give it a try, Princess Six."
"This can beautify the skin?" Oh, this is what modern people call the secret recipe of the ancient palace. Dou Yacai picked up the peach petal catechu and took a sip. As expected, her mouth was full of fragrance, because it was just picked petals.
It still smelled fresh, and Dou Yacai couldn't help but sigh at Jinyu's ingenuity. Looking back on herself, after six years in the palace, she seemed to have learned nothing, and all she had was the same old money.
"Of course, if the Sixth Princess wants to learn, I can teach you. You can come to my palace tomorrow."
Dou Yacai listened, paused for a moment, and then said:
"Thank you, Concubine Jade."
Drinking tea and looking at the smile in front of her, she felt a strange feeling in her heart, but she couldn't tell what was strange about it.
A group of people were chatting lively. Liu Yan came down from the court and came from the other side. Seeing everyone admiring the flowers, and Dou Yacai was among them, he waved to the eunuchs and maids who were following them to stop, and walked toward that place alone.
Walking among the peach blossom trees.
"Oh, the emperor is here. I would like to pay my respects to the emperor."
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor."
"Stand still, there is no need to be formal." Liu Yan walked to the middle and sat down, "Bean sprouts, do you want to enjoy the flowers in your leisure time?"
"Your Majesty, please enjoy the flowers together with your sisters-in-law. Dou Yacai has resigned." Dou Yacai got up and left without waiting for Liu Yan's permission.
Jinyu looked at Liu Yan's eyes on Dou Yacai's back and had a bold idea in her mind.
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The war between the Liu Dynasty and the Ivory Kingdom ignited again. The elephant slave personally led an army of 20,000 people, with a hundred elephants as the vanguard, to confront Liu Hao's army.
The drums were beating loudly, and the mighty soldiers and elephant herds rushed over. Suddenly, there were wailing, shouting and killing sounds. The huge elephant herd was like a mountain pressing over. Soon the people on Liu Hao's side were
Many were trampled to death by the elephants, and the soldiers could not use them even if they had extraordinary martial arts skills.
The elephant slave is riding high on the back of the tallest and strongest elephant, wearing a heroic battle robe, holding a long whip in one hand and akimbo with the other:
"Liu Hao, how can your weak horses compare with my princess's elephant? If you don't want the whole army to be wiped out, surrender quickly. In this case, I, the princess, can consider letting you go."
The wind blew, and a crisp sound came from her body. The red scarf and long braid were intertwined, and the red mole between her eyebrows added a lot of charm, and she had a unique flavor in a world full of men.